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Kinematics questions from a new physics student

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Electricity, force, and component form

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How Can You Demonstrate Angular Velocity and Acceleration in Class?

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Drinking a Coke: Earth vs. Moon and Atmospheric Pressure Explained

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What Force Accelerates a Car When You Push the Accelerator?

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Why Heat Shields are Necessary for Crewed Spacecraft Re-Entry

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Tarzan's River Crossing Dilemma: Can He Swing Across Safely?

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What is the average speed of a cyclist on a round trip journey?

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How Would You Apply Newton's Laws With Rock Climbing?

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Understanding Parity in Quantum Mechanics

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What is the fraction of an iceberg's volume exposed in seawater?

  • kitty9035
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Power problem, need some advice/help

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Calculating Distance of Falling Rock

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Spring Simple Harmonic Motion problem

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Forces on Hinges HW Statement: F&Tau Calculation

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How Do You Calculate Force in a Momentum Problem?

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How Does Angular Acceleration Affect Spacecraft and Clock Movements?

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Where is the center of gravity of this person

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Millennium Theory of Inertia and Gravity

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Help with a two-dimensional motion problem

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Two Blocks, Springs, and Friction

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How are pictures drawn by M.C. Escher breaking the laws of physics?

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Calculating Electron Strike Rate in an X-Ray Tube at 50mA Current

  • theCandyman
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Demonstrating angular velocity and accelaration

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Why Might the Efficiency of a Stirling Engine Differ from a Carnot Engine?

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Calculate Distance between A & B: Sound Intensity Problem

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How Do You Calculate the Electric Potential Difference Between Two Points?

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Is the Lorentz force conservative?

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How Does Earth's Moment of Inertia Reflect Its Mass Distribution?

  • syncstarr
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Understanding Voltage Divider Rule in Parallel Circuits

  • Nuklear
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Max Height of Lamp Push for Sliding vs. Tipping

  • IMGOOD
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Calculating Acceleration and Velocity of a Boat in Motion

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Explaining Magnetic Induction - Hello World!

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How Do You Solve Momentum and Collision Problems in Physics?

  • mike305
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Solving Weak Interactions: W- vs W+

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Determining Mass & Amount of Marbles in Bags

  • blastyournos
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Gauge pressure and fluids problem

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How Do You Calculate Car Acceleration from a Hanging Object's Angle?

  • AznBoi
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Torque on crane arm and load limit

  • syncstarr
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Solve Physics Hang Time Problem on Webassign with One Submission Left

  • omiz144
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Finding the Root of a Quadratic Equation with Factoring Difficulty

  • AznBoi
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Calculating Angular Velocity and Energy Loss in a System of Two Rotating Discs

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Specific and latent heat question

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How Do You Solve a Rotational Equilibrium Problem Involving a Meterstick?

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Relationship between say an opening and the wavelength

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Solving Theta Problem o_0: Banking Curved Exit Ramp at 20.125 Radians

  • AznBoi
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What is the acceleration of a buoyant alcohol-filled shell in water?

  • AG1189
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How Do You Calculate Forces in Rotational Equilibrium Problems?

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Spring Constant and Distance: Find the Stretch of Each Spring

  • prettyinpink
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Help with interpreting lab assignment: factors affecting Friction

  • pharm89
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Force & Springs Homework: Find Magnitude of F & Compression of Spring

  • minitorpedo
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How Fast Do Electrons Travel in a TV Tube?

  • rgo
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The Photoelectric effect and classical physics

  • erty
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How Many Feet Are in a Light-Second?

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By how much does each spring stretch?

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Determining the satellite's altitude above the surface of the Earth

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How Do You Calculate Forces and Friction in Everyday Motion Scenarios?

  • pharm89
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How Do You Calculate Work and Internal Energy in Thermodynamics?

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Angular Momentum: Flywheel & Sphere Homework

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Gravitacional Field and momentum conservation

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Investigating Aerodynamic Factors in Cycling Performance

  • australianschoolkid
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Can You Build a Speaker from Scratch?

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Entropy of a Refrigerator: Is It Constant?

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Rotational Motion of compact disc

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Kepler's Laws-What am I doing wrong here?

  • AznBoi
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MOTION EQUATION what am I missing here?

  • ja50n
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Centripetal acceleration car problem

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Magnitude, force and acceleration questions

  • pharm89
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Is Work Done While Walking Without External Force Applied?

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Calculating Average Kinetic Energy of a Running Boy

  • lingling
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Practical Applications of Newton's Laws: A Science Competition Project

  • Lunthar
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What Are the Key Principles of Static and Dynamic Equilibrium in Physics?

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Ballistic Pendulum and Projectile Motion

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Net Flux Through Closed Surfaces & Point Charges

  • physgirl
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Electric Potential Conductor Problem

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Force on Cannon After Firing: Solving the Problem

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The force tha apears betwin the plates of a capacitor

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Nuclear Reaction: (6 3)Li + (1 1)H ->?

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Harmonic oscillator, friction, impulse

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How Fast Will Box A Hit the Floor in a Pulley System?

  • Johnny_99
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Circuit analysis (thevenin equivalence)

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Internal voltage and resistance of a power supply

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Building a Newspaper Bridge - Physics Homework

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Couple More Questions on Electrostatics

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Rolling Paper: Analyzing Motion and Energy

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Hi, with vectors in diff directions

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Solving Physics Problems: Tension, Friction, and Acceleration Explained

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Are gamma rays more dangerous than alpha or beta particles?

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Isobaric Process: del(H) = mC(v)dT + (P.dV)/J

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Units of C(p) and C(v) in equation (1) are Joule/Kilogram-Kelvin.

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Is Strain a Scalar or Tensor Quantity?

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Why Pressure is a scalar quantity?

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Energy conversion of a falling bob

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